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The text messages started rolling in as soon as the news broke that Alabama general manager Courtney Morgan would soon make an average of $825,000 annually over three years in a landmark deal for a college football front office personnel role. There was a mix of shock and celebration within the college football world. Some couldn’t believe Alabama would spend that much on the position — words like “crazy” and “insane” were used — let alone before Alabama had played a game or signed a recruiting class under the new Kalen DeBoer regime. Others were thrilled about the impact it’d have on salaries throughout the industry, hoping it’d set a new standard that other prominent programs would try to match, perhaps setting off an arms race similar to that of head strength coaches in the last decade.
Sources told CBS Sports that the front office role Morgan turned down at USC included a multi-year contract and a salary of over $1 million per year. In essence, Morgan took a discount to stay in Tuscaloosa and not return home to Southern California to work for the Trojans. It all boils down to the bond he has with Alabama head coach DeBoer, according to sources with knowledge of their working relationship. Their partnership was described as something akin to a biblical marriage in that the two are “equally yoked” after working with each other at Fresno State, San Jose State, and Washington.
“There is a deep trust level for [Morgan] to be one of the first dudes that he asked to get on the plane with him to Tuscaloosa,” said one source familiar with the close relationship between DeBoer and Morgan. “It’s deeper than football. It’s deeper than player acquisition. He gives Kalen peace of mind, knowing it’s not just the logistics of the football it’s not…
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Author : Richard Johnson
Publish date : 2024-08-21 00:53:07
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